Child Safety

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Juliette

We have made some adjustments to our Roman Blinds and Roman Blind kits due to the new child safety legislation EN 13120.

Child Safety Legislation EN 13129

Our Roman Blinds will now be manufactured with breakaway cord guides fitted to the back of the blind. These cord guides will release when a weight of 6kg has been applied to it. Our Roman Blind kits will now be supplied with these breakaway cord guides.

Alma Lime Roman Blind

Our Roman Blinds with a standard track now will only have one cord that comes from the track and this needs to be secured to the wall with the cleat provided.

Alma Black Roman Blind

Roman Blinds with a deluxe headrail with a chain control will be supplied at 100cm long with a P clip. This P clip is to be used to secure the chain to the wall.

How to fit your Roman Blind

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Juliette

How to fit your Roman Blind

Positioning your blind

Inside the Recess

Decide the position of the blind so that it will be clear of any latches or fixtures.

Othello Sage Roman Blind

Outside the Recess

Decide the position so that the overlaps on both sides of the recess are equal.

White Roman Blind outside the recess

Fixing the brackets

The brackets are designed for face fixing or top fixing to the window frame, wall or ceiling. Blinds between 60cm – 120cm wide will have 2 brackets and blinds between 150cm – 180cm wide it will have 3 brackets.

Place the brackets evenly on the top of the headrail and snap into the spring locking mechanism.
Having decided the positioning of the blind put it into the desired position making sure it is centred and level.
Mark the location of each bracket with a pencil.
Remove each bracket from the headrail by pressing the plastic locking tab at the front of the bracket.
Place each bracket on its location markings and mark through the desired screw hole positions.

Installing the blind

Press the headrail firmly up onto each bracket until the locking mechanism clicks.

Warnings

Please be aware of the dangers of the chain or cord control around children.

Care and Maintenance

To remove your headrail press the plastic locking tabs at the front of the brackets. The fabric is attached with a Velcro strip.

How to Put a Chain on Your Roman Blind Headrail

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Juliette

How to Put a Chain on Your Roman Blind Headrail

Follow these steps to easily replace or put on a chain on your roman blind headrail.

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Step 1

First we need to put the chain into the mechanism. To do this you need to take the mechanism out of the track. This is the fitting that holds the mechanism onto the track this needs to be unscrewed so that the mechanism will pull off easily.

Sidewinder

Step 2

There are two grooves either side that you need to push in so that it releases the cap. Please use a flat headed screw driver to do this.

How to take the end of a Roman Blind Headrail

Step 3

You will now see a cog on the cap where you need to clip in the chain this comes out making it easy to put the chain on.

Roman Blind Kits – How to attach the chain

Putting the Chain on a Roman Blind Headrail

Step 4

Pressing in the two clips in at the sides you can now push the cap back onto the mechanism and then screw it back together.

Roman Blind Headrail Including Chain

Step 4

The mechanism should now push back onto the track easily making sure the metal shaft that runs through the track is pushed into the square hole on the mechanism for your track to work correctly. Now the mechanism can be screwed securely back onto the track.

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An Easy and Quick Way to Measure Your Windows for Roman Blinds

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Juliette

An Easy and Quick Way to Measure Your Windows for Roman Blinds

Follow these two simple steps to guarantee you get the right measurements for your Roman Blinds. To begin with you need to choose if you would like to hang your blind outside the recess or inside the recess. We always suggest that Roman Blinds be fitted outside recess whenever possible.

Roman Blind Belmont Grape

The Benefits of fitting a Roman Blind outside the Recess

Roman blinds that are fitted outside the recess look far better as they dress the window, they also can be adjusted so you can show off more of the fabric.

Outside the recess blinds are easier to measure as all you need to do is add 10cm onto the width and between 20cm to 30cm onto the drop of your recess size.

Roman blinds outside the recess do not take any of the light as when they are pulled up they are mostly out of the window so you can let in natural day light.

The fabric on roman blinds outside the recess will fade less as the blind is stacked above the light.

Roman blinds have a tendency to creep upwards with usage. With the blind being held in folds the fabric remembers the fold and when they drop down there is still a slight fold in the blind, this causes the blind to slight reduce in length if the blind is fitted outside the recess this is not noticeable.

They are easier to fit because no tricky lintels to worry about.

Alma Lime Star Blind

Roman Blinds inside the Recess

Measure the width in three different places inside the window recess from wall to wall. Measure at the top, middle and bottom. The most crucial measurement to write down is the smallest one.
Measure the drop (height of the window) in three different places inside the recess from the top of the recess to the window sill. Again the most vital measurement to write down is the smallest one.

Aston Pewter Roman Blind

Roman Blinds outside the Recess

Measure the width of your window then add a minimum of 10cm to allow for overlap.
Measure the drop (height of your window) and add a minimum of 12cm to allow for overlap we would usually recommend anything between 20 to 30cmts.
Alma Black Roman Blind

How to Effectively Pattern Match Fabrics

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Juliette

How to Effectively Pattern Match Fabrics

Pattern fabrics have a vertical repeat, when making curtains we use this repeat. To work out the pattern repeat simply measure from the top of the design in one spot down to the same spot on the design below.

Othello Sage Roman Blind

All cut lengths have to start at the same point in the pattern so they match at the seams when joined; this means that a cut length has to be a multiple of the pattern repeat. Once you have determined your pattern repeat you need to work out the cut length of your widths please see example below.

Belmont Grape Roman Blind Moonshadow Blind

Made to measure Roman Blinds

Finished length = 228cm divide by pattern repeat 69cm = 3.3cm

Round up 3.3cm up to 4cm

4 is the number of repeats you will need

4 x 69cm = 276cm = cut length

Othello Sky Roman Blind

How to Successfully Pattern Match Roman Blinds

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Juliette

How to Successfully Pattern Match Roman Blinds

To pattern match your Roman Blind use the vertical pattern repeat. To work out the vertical pattern repeat measure from the top of the design in one spot down to the same spot on the design below.

Aston Pewter Roman Blind

All cut lengths have to start at the same point in the pattern so they match at the seam when the blind is joined. This means the cut length has to be a multiple of the pattern repeat. Once you have determined your pattern repeat you need to determine the cut length of your blind please see example below.

Plaza Silver Roman Blind

Finished length = 150cm divide by pattern repeat 69cm = 2.17cm

Round up to 3

3 is the number of repeats you will need

2 x 69cm – 207 = cut length

Why we think you should always fit Roman Blinds outside the recess

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Juliette

Roman Blinds Fitted Outside the Recess

There are many advantages to fitting a Roman Blind outside the recess these are:

It lets in more light in your room
Easier installation
Sizes are more flexible
From the outside the look of your Blind will be improved
Roman Blinds outside the recess make your window look well dressed
There is less of a chance your fabric will fade
Bounce back is not an issue

Roman Blinds Fitted Inside the Recess

Hard Blinds such as Roller Blinds, Venetian Blinds and Roller Blinds are designed to be fitted inside the recess as bounce back will not happen. Bounce back happens with normal use over a period of time depending on the nature of the fabric.

Alma Black Roman Blind

When fitting a Roman Blind inside the recess when measuring we recommend that you make your usual width allowance from the recess which is generally 1cm but do not take anything off the drop. This allows for the bounce back that occurs.

Alma Grey Roman Blind

How to make a Roman Blind

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Juliette

How to make a Roman Blind

Follow these easy steps to make your own Roman Blind.

Alma Lime Roman Blind

Firstly measure your window for your Roman Blind
Cut to the drop + 15cm cutting to the pattern repeat. Width + 5cm. Cut Lining.
Measure the face fabric and lining.
Lockstitch lining to face fabric using 1.3cm turning on the face and press lining flat.
Turn up the hem and double 5cm then press.
Work out your rows by taking the drop and adding 1cm take 2.5cm for velcro.
Mark rows for tapes and pin.
Pin in the velcro and sew on the wrong side then turn the velcro and sew along the bottom of the velcro to the face side.
Check for any loose threads.
Sew the hem onto the blind.
Sew in tapes and lockstitch tape closed on one side.
Slipstich ends of the hem of the blind.
Cut rods and track to size.
Insert rods and sew the ends.
Place track on the velcro and cord up the blind.

Plaza Camel Roman Blind

Things you will need to make your Roman Blind

Alma Black Roman Blind